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Published: 2023-02-20 19:06:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 2011; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 3
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The Type 95 automatic rifle (Chinese : 95式自动步枪; pinyin : 95 Shì Zìdòng Bùqiāng) or QBZ-95 is a bullpup  assault rifle  designed and manufactured by Norinco , and issued since 1995 as the service rifle  for the People's Liberation ArmyPeople's Armed Police  and various paramilitary  law enforcement agencies  in the People's Republic of China. The rifle's designation "QBZ" stands for "'light weapon ' (Qīng Wŭqì)—'rifle' (Bùqiāng)—'automatic' (Zìdòng)", in keeping with the coding standards of the Chinese defense industry.

The QBZ-95 is the flagship  of the Type 95 gun family (95式枪族), a family of firearms sharing a common receiver  design, which includes a standard rifle , a carbine  and light support weapon  variants.[8]  It fires the 5.8×42mm  DBP87, an indigenous intermediate cartridge .

An export version chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO , the QBZ-97, is available for sale in various countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Africa.

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